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Glade

Black diamond Kissing Bridge, NY

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical114 ft
Length738 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top1,630 ft

Glade drops 114 vertical feet over 738 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 130 feet below the top. That's steeper than 1% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 27th steepest of 35 named runs at Kissing Bridge. It faces northeast.

How well Glade holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Glade gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kissing Bridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd sunniest named run at Kissing Bridge. Its top sits at 1,630 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Glade profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Glade elsewhere

Nearby at Kissing Bridge

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.